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Rio Tinto’s Amrun goes solar

December 11, 2023December 11, 2023 Miners News

Rio Tinto has approved a new 12.4-megawatt solar farm and 8.8 MVa/2.1 MWh of battery storage to provide renewable energy for the Amrun bauxite operations in Far North Queensland. “The construction of the Amrun solar farm and battery storage system, which is located on Wik and Wik-Waya Traditional lands, is an important milestone for Weipa Operations and will contribute to…

Tharisa mine signs PV power deal

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022 Miners News

African transitional energy group Chariot and renewable independent power producer Total Eren have inked a memorandum of understanding for the placement and operation of a photovoltaic project to power the Tharisa PGM mine at the Bushveld Complex in South Africa. The system will initially be 40 MWp but will rise as demands increase over the mine’s life; it is expected…